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Sir Humphrey Appleby: And to that end, I recommend that we set up an interdepartmental committee with fairly broad terms of reference so that at the end of the
by markdown 10y ago
Sir Humphrey Appleby: And to that end, I recommend that we set up an interdepartmental committee with fairly broad terms of reference so that at the end of the day we'll be in the position to think through the various implications and arrive at a decision based on long-term considerations rather than rush prematurely into precipitate and possibly ill-conceived action which might well have unforeseen repercussions.
James Hacker: You mean no.
- louthy 10y agoA show that was perfect in every way. I had Nigel Hawthorne's voice going around my head whilst reading that.
- tim333 10y agoThe clip of him explaining Britain's joining the EU to muck it up is jolly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37iHSwA1SwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37iHSwA1SwE It's kind of prophetic that Hacker goes from Minister to PM on the back of some anti-EU stuff whipped up by the tabloids. Of course it's basically BS and nothing much changes with the EU. We'll see how it works out for May. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Games_(Yes_Minister) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Games_(Yes_Minister) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_J9e8DIPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_J9e8DIPo